Vault



Sept 4, i928. I p'' R. L. FQLMAR v VAULT Filed Oct. 31, 19g? INVENTOR .Vl ATTORNEY WITNESS 11..

Patented Sept. 4, 1928.

UNITED sra'rEsf ROBERT'L.'FOLMAR, OF GOSHEN, ALABAMA.

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Application filed October 31, 1927. Serial No. 230,009.

The present invention relates to burial vaults the object being to provide a waterproof receptacle for a burial casket of lower cost of production and provided with an effective seal at the joint between the vault and cover'.

In carrying out the l,invention l form the base and cover of the vault of a waterproof concrete provided with internal metallic reinforcements to prevent cracking or disintegration under the action of frost. The body is formed by molding and is provided with a plurality of transverse ribs to support aV burial casket and a peripheral rib a few inches below the top of the vault. rihe lid is also formed of reinforced concrete and is provided with a flat undersurface to form Y a snug fit with the edges of the vault body during the molding operation, the dependent portion of the cover overlapping the upper4 edges of the vault is provided duringthe molding operation with a plurality of vents to permit escape of air at the joint when the seal is being formed between the vault body and the lid.

rlhe novel features of the invention will be fore fully indicated in the appended claims.

In the accompanying drawings illustrating the invention:

Figure l is an isometric position of a burial vault embodying my improvements;

Fig. 2 is a sectional view on the plane 2-2 of Fig. l;

Fig. 3 is a sectional view en the plane 3-3 of Fig. l; and j Fig. 4' is a section of the part of the lid and body.

Referring now in detail to the drawing,'

l represents the body of a concrete vault embodying my improvements. 'It is'provided with a plurality of transverse ribs 2 adapted to rise a slight distance above the floor and to form a support for a burial casket with a Ventilating space beneath. I provide an integral peripheral rib around the vault for a cover a few inches .below the top walls of its body forming ledges 3 into which the sealing cement may be applied at the conclusion of the obsequios. I preferably make the upper surface of this peripheral ribv horizontal asA indicated in Fig. 2. The cover 1s provided with an overhanging inclined ledge 6 and a slight clearance 8 to permit it to be applied to the body of the vault readily.. ylhe dependent wall 4 of the lid is inclined at a slight angle as at 5 and is provided therein with a. plurality of molded holes 7 to permit the proper flow of the sealing medium when the cover is cemented to "the body. il small quantity of cement being applied in the ledgeangle as shown at a when the cover is lowered the entrappet air between the edges of the cover andthe wall of the body of the vault in the ordinary practice'prevents a proper ingressI of the cement and consequently an imperfect sealing joint. By the perforations 7 molded into the wall of the cover at the point of junction however the cement can spread freely upward and downward over parts of the junction surfaces andefect an absolutely airtight seal.

Having thus describedmy invention, what l claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is l. A burial vault of reinforced molded conc-rete having an internal space to receive a casket, a peripheral ledge to support a lid7 a lid of reinforced concrete forming aneasy iit with the body having an inwardly sloping edge, and a peripheral flange on the lid overlapping the base, said flange having air vents above its bottom to permit sealing cement to flow in forming a secure cement locked joint.

2. A burial vault of reinforced molded concrete having an internal space to receive a casket, a peripheral ledge below its top to support a lid, a lid with an overlapping edge tapering outwart ly toward the bottom to form a space for a sealing medium above the peripheral ledge, and transverse holes formed in the face of the flange to permit flow of the lsealing medium at the joint to seal kand lock the joint'.V v

1n testimony whereofl aflix my signature.

vRenner L. roLMAR.' 

